PAYE Audit and Compliance

We carry out PAYE audits for businesses across the UK to ensure their payroll processes comply with the complex HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) PAYE regulations.

With experience working as an Inspector of Taxes behind us, we adopt the same methodology as HMRC would if it were to investigate your company's PAYE tax rates and systems.

This proactive approach ensures your PAYE tax compliance, you retain control over your PAYE taxes and minimise your PAYE tax liabilities in the process.

Our PAYE audits check your various PAYE tax rates are correct, highlight any areas of tax risk and cover the following payroll areas:

  • Employment Status and Freelance Tax
  • IR35 Tax
  • National Insurance Contributions (NIC) and Deductions – Collectively known as NI Tax
  • PAYE Settlement Agreements (PSAs)
  • PAYE Tax Rates and Operations
  • Taxable Benefits In Kind and Taxable Allowances
  • Termination payments

We can assist you with any kind of PAYE tax enquiry and, to save your time and money, if we don’t think we can help you with a PAYE audit we'll let you know from the outset.

All our PAYE Audit and Compliance services are competitively-priced and we will work on an hourly basis or under a fixed fee arrangement.

Unfortunately, sometimes simple PAYE tax enquiries can lead to full HMRC investigations to see if you are meeting all your statutory PAYE and National Insurance (NI) obligations.

These kinds of investigations are always stressful, time-consuming and complex but we can help you deal with this through our PAYE Tax Investigations service.

We also provide a range of other Tax Risk Management services with further information available on the following pages of our website:

If you're facing problems with PAYE tax compliance and want to find out more about our PAYE Audit and Compliance service contact us on 0845 409 4955 or at advice@palmerandcook.com.